Another Risk for Health Tech Devices

by Alfred Poor | May 27, 2015 | Health, Medical

An article in Tech Cheat Sheet asks the question “Do Flaws in Technology Make Medicine Less Safe?” The author examines the growing use of electronic health records (EHR) and their potential role in errors in diagnosis or treatment. While they are intended...

Updated Apple Watch May Miss a Beat

by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2015 | Health

There’s a saying in software development that the smallest code changes are often the most expensive; a little change can have unintended consequences elsewhere. It appears that Apple may have provided another demonstration of this lesson with its first upgrade...

Bounty for Chronic Care Management

by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2015 | Health, Medical

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s the idea behind Medicare’s reimbursement for chronic care management (CCM), including non face-to-face services. The concept is that improved patient adherence to treatment instructions...

Challenge: Wearable Health Tech for the Rest of the World

by Alfred Poor | May 25, 2015 | Health, Medical

Wearable Health Tech devices have the potential to improve the lives of millions, cut healthcare costs, and make treatments more effective. Unfortunately, the majority of people in the world cannot afford $300 smartwatches and the even more expensive smartphones that...

Eyeglasses as Wearable Health Tech [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 20, 2015 | Health

According to Global Eyesight Now, six out of 10 people in the world wear glasses or corrective lenses (or have had corrective surgery). For the majority of these people their days start by putting on a pair of glasses and end by taking them off. VSP Global is one of...

Mayo Clinic Finds Digital Health Benefits Patients [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 18, 2015 | Health, Medical

  We are told that we should exercise and eat right in order to be healthy. We are told that wearable Health Tech devices and mobile apps can help us track our activity and help us change our behaviors. It just makes sense, right? But does it really make a...